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A 10.4-acre green roof could lessen the environmental impact of operations at Ford's truck-assembly plant in Dearborn, Mich., according to this article. The roof aims to help the facility become energy-efficient, while improving air quality and mitigating runoff. The sedum-covered expanse is billed as the "world's largest living roof" and is expected to last twice as long as a traditional roof, this article states.

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Ford's world headquarters in Dearborn, Mich., will be fitted with a 68,000-square-foot solar array as part of the automaker's broader efforts to boost its credibility as a sustainable company. The project will include 30 charging stations for electric vehicles and will generate more than a megawatt of electricity.

A 10.4-acre green roof atop the Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Mich., is one of the largest in the world. Installed more than 10 years ago, the roof absorbs excess rainwater and lessens the building's urban heat effect. It is also expected to double the lifespan of the roof.

Installation of a modular green roof that is about half an acre in size has begun at the New York Hospital Queens in New York City. The roof will consist of plant trays featuring sedum, and it is expected to reduce stormwater runoff from flowing into nearby waterways. Manhattan College will monitor the stormwater management performance of the roof.

Green roofs with sedum plants are being installed on buildings in several midwestern states by Roof Top Sedums, based outside Davenport, Iowa. There are two basic types of vegetative roofs. One has soil deposited on top of a roof membrane and individual plants are then planted. The other makes use of sedum cuttings planted in trays that are put on the roof. Green roofs are mostly compatible with flat roofs that have adequate structural support, according to Roxanne Nagel, co-owner of Roof Top Sedums.

The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich., is hosting a traveling exhibit on chocolate. "Chocolate: The Exhibition" takes visitors through the entire process of growing, producing and selling chocolate, and includes a gift shop and cafe.